Friends of Patterson Park
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
Toward the cost of a crime prevention program in Patterson Park during the summer months in an effort to increase use of the park among the young and old.
Parks & People Foundation
$48,836 / 2002 / Environment
For the development and implementation of a community greening strategy to create and maintain pocket community gardens in the Greenmount/Barclay neighborhoods in collaboration with the People’s Homesteading Project.
Scenic Maryland
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
In support of the launch of the Scenic Maryland initiative, promoting the adoption in Maryland of “best practices” and strategies used in other states to encourage greater scenic conservation.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
$170,000 / 2001 / Environment
For costs related to a rewrite of Turning the Tide, a book on the current state of the Chesapeake Bay and the outlook for its recovery. An interactive website will also be developed to accompany the publication.
The Conservation Fund
$150,000 / 2001 / Environment
Two-year grant to provide technical assistance to local county officials and land trusts to facilitate Maryland’s Green Print and Legacy Programs. The Fund will also produce and distribute “Better Models for Development in Maryland” as an educational tool to encourage local officials to take more strategic approaches to land conservation in Maryland.